tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414169080238061056.post1204334667387073071..comments2019-07-15T03:09:25.617-06:00Comments on The Irvine Home: || say HELLO to our homecare nurses ||Kierra Irvinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14734329366120170947noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414169080238061056.post-69554776809363393172019-06-21T13:43:43.089-06:002019-06-21T13:43:43.089-06:00Our nurses know their stuff. They read books to La...Our nurses know their stuff. They read books to Laurel, stop her messing around with her trach, sing to her, teach her and take her on trips to the library. They’ve also answered my questions. Laurel’s momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10983955785311603052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414169080238061056.post-49646283663252739622019-06-21T13:39:08.368-06:002019-06-21T13:39:08.368-06:00I love our nurses. My mom is one of them as she or...I love our nurses. My mom is one of them as she originally trained to be a trach care nurse many years ago back in the late 90s and I trust her to take care of Laurel for a few hours. She has been working with trached folks since the fall of 2000 so has two decades of experience. Laurel’s momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10983955785311603052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414169080238061056.post-18810696978774884362017-12-21T04:08:04.872-07:002017-12-21T04:08:04.872-07:00Your photos are adorable and your lucky to have th...Your photos are adorable and your lucky to have those kind caregivers good luck to you guysGiovanni Carlo Bagayashttps://www.seemycarehome.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414169080238061056.post-56107686187729283052017-10-31T04:26:14.534-06:002017-10-31T04:26:14.534-06:00Thanks for the answers! I hope it all works out fo...Thanks for the answers! I hope it all works out for you out for you and you manage to bring Carmen there. I can&#39;t even imagine having to do and think about all this with a baby in the picture. Nadia Afarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17234498353499460309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414169080238061056.post-87410086626584007542017-10-30T21:27:54.186-06:002017-10-30T21:27:54.186-06:00Great questions!!
We are indeed hoping that our h...Great questions!!<br /><br />We are indeed hoping that our homecare nursing contract will remain in effect during our time in California (as it normally is when Evanna is in hospital up here in Canada -- because if our nurses continue to &quot;work&quot; and fulfill their shifts, then we are allowed to continue to pay them for retention purposes). Our respirology team actually thinks it would be very beneficial if we brought one of our caregivers with us down to Stanford/LPCH and are highly recommending that we in fact do. <br /><br />Carmen as already indicated that she would love to accompany us down there, as the other two have other work obligations up here, and so it&#39;s now just one of the MANY logistics we&#39;re currently working on ironing out before we go (hoping to get a for sure answer by January). That said, our clinic trach nurse and main respirologist (who has a TON of influence/clout within Alberta Health Services) both believe it won&#39;t be hard to ensure our nursing hours remain in effect during our time down in California and we&#39;ll be able to continue to pay Carmen while we&#39;re down there. While I&#39;m sure we&#39;d survive just fine (as we&#39;ve done so in the past), it will definitely be a huge help to have an extra set of hands with us when we go... considering we&#39;ll also be a bit busy with a newborn too! Our nurses know Evanna and her many &quot;quirks&quot;, so they&#39;ve been great resources to the ICU/units during other admissions over the past few years when Nick and I aren&#39;t present at the hospital. Anyways, if we&#39;re able to officially bring Carmen down with us, I&#39;m sure I&#39;ll mention it at some point (for the record, they definitely won&#39;t pay her way down there and the goal is to be allowed to pay her with funds we would normally receive during that time anyways). <br /><br />So the quarterly audits essentially consist of Nick filling out a bit of paperwork (lucky him!) and submitting the nursing timesheets and pay stubs that prove to Alberta Health Services that we are using the money appropriately and not keeping it ourselves....as it&#39;s actually quite a large sum of money that is deposited into a special trust bank account on a monthly basis. We&#39;re allowed to keep a certain base amount, and if we&#39;re ever over a certain &quot;threshold&quot;, then we are to write a cheque and give back what we don&#39;t use. Essentially just your basic accounting/payroll type paperwork. Hope I explained it well enough!Kierra Irvinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14734329366120170947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414169080238061056.post-11895434210023758882017-10-30T20:20:38.959-06:002017-10-30T20:20:38.959-06:00Are they coming with you to California? Also what ...Are they coming with you to California? Also what do the quarterly audits consist of?Nadia Afarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17234498353499460309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414169080238061056.post-6424593907787966522017-10-30T13:50:15.923-06:002017-10-30T13:50:15.923-06:00Good question! Regular shifts are generally 10pm-8...Good question! Regular shifts are generally 10pm-8am (10hrs). This can sometimes vary on the weekends (I&#39;d say about once a month on average), as we might ask them to come in early so we can maybe go for a date night, etc (so maybe have them work 7pm-7am instead).Kierra Irvinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14734329366120170947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414169080238061056.post-39055372897356229122017-10-30T13:01:58.048-06:002017-10-30T13:01:58.048-06:00What time do they leave in the morning?What time do they leave in the morning?rachel garberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04247596624831889262noreply@blogger.com